Blood Drive -- The next blood drive for the East Baltimore
campus is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, March 30 and 31,
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Turner Concourse.

School of Nursing Open House -- Domestic violence expert
Jacquelyn Campbell will be the guest speaker at the
School of Nursing's open
house on Tues., April 6, at 4 p.m. Her topic will be "Nursing
Research and Practice Innovations Needed in the Field of
Violence." The open house will also provide information on the
school's graduate degree programs.

For directions and more information, contact the Office of
Admissions and Student Services at the School of Nursing,
410-955-7548.

Student Funding Programs -- Two programs are available
through the Alumni Association. The Community Service Grant
Program was established to support valuable volunteer experiences
for Hopkins students and to foster positive relationships between
the university and its surrounding communities. The program
supports students who create their own volunteer community
service projects or design their own ventures within existing
volunteer organizations. Past projects have included Teach
Baltimore and Hands to the Homeless.

The Student Services Funding Program promotes the student
experience at Hopkins by providing funding to student groups or
programs and by supporting campus events, activities and programs
that benefit and involve students from all university
divisions.

Both programs are open to undergraduate and graduate
students from all divisions of the university. Applications are
available at divisional alumni relations offices, the Homewood
Office of Volunteer Services in Levering
Hall or at the Steinwald Alumni House, 3211 N. Charles St.

Applications for summer and fall 1999 funding are due April
15. For more information and for applications, call Rebecca
Barnes in the
Office of Alumni Relations at
410-516-0363.

Community Health Initiative -- The
School of
Medicine, the University of Maryland and the American College
of Physicians have joined together to work with the People's
Community Health Center to offer free health screenings. The
annual Community Care Initiative is scheduled for Saturday, April
24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Greenmount Avenue and 32nd Street,
in the Waverly community.

Free health screenings will be available for blood pressure,
cancer, prenatal care, alcohol and substance abuse, smoking
cessation, vision, diabetes, tooth care and asthma, as well as
free immunizations for children. For information, call
410-576-9355.

Parents in a Pinch -- JHU employees can get assistance
with care for their children and elderly parents at special
subsidized rates as an employee benefit, administered by
WORKlife Programs.

Both full- and part-time employees can call for help when
they need to work on a Monday holiday but have no child care
coverage; need to work extended hours or on a weekend; a child is
too sick for day care but can play quietly at home; an elder
dependent is ill or confused and the employee must work; an elder
parent is released from the hospital and the employee would like
to keep a watchful eye; an elder dependent's regular caregiver
cannot work.

Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Care providers are available days, evenings, weekends and
overnights. Parents in a Pinch screens applicants, checks
references and criminal records and requires completion of a
health and safety program. For up to 30 hours of care, JHU
employees pay $8 per hour directly to the child care or elder
care provider. JHU has an additional subsidy program available
for employees whose net family income is less than $40,000. If an
employee needs more than 30 hours of care, there will be a charge
of $25 per day added to the hourly charge for this service. Most
care will be arranged within four to 24 hours of the request.
Giving as much notice as possible would be appreciated.

All employees who would like to use this backup care benefit
must preregister with WORKlife Programs to confirm
eligibility.

For more information about Parents in a Pinch, call
800-688-4697.

Dance Lessons -- Swing dance group lessons and wedding
survival dance lessons will be available in a series of workshops
beginning April 8 and continuing through May 13, from 7:10 to
8:30 p.m. No previous dance experience is required, and partners
are necessary only for slow dancing (8:30-9:30). The lessons will
take place at the Keswick Multi-Care Center, 700 W. 40th St.

Cost for the lessons is $65 per couple for one series, $100
per couple for both series and $35 per person for five weeks. The
instructor is Joanne Houlahan. To register, call in advance at
410-847-9174.